[
US
/ˈdɛɫfɪk/
]
ADJECTIVE
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obscurely prophetic
an oracular message
Delphic pronouncements -
of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at Delphi
Delphic oracle
How To Use Delphic In A Sentence
- A year later, in ‘L' Allegro ’, the delphic element had disappeared, and Milton's cheerful man heard ‘Sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child Warble his native woodnotes wild’.
- It should be noted here that the proper word for a tribe in a non-urbanized community was ethnos, as is shown by the documents of the Delphic Amphictyone. Archive 2009-09-01
- They quote Adam S. Posen, described delphically as someone "who advises foreign governments on economic coordination" as saying of Bush: Charlottesville Blogs
- You want them to shout back, not to smile delphically and look utterly unmoved. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- Rose is delphically self-absorbed and to Harold's horror seems to be banal, almost retardedRose is on the way to being one of Beryl Bainbridge's greatest creations. The Girl in the Polka Dot Dress by Beryl Bainbridge – review
- Delphica and M. M.tharete, with whom she was archaeological, ravishingly amoebaean of Homer. One of Our Conquerors — Complete
- In dress he affected a purple robe with a golden girdle, bronze sandals, and a Delphic laurel-wreath, and in his manner he was grave and cultivated a regal public persona.
- The primary lesson we took from our Delphic oracle project is not the well-worn message that modern science can elucidate ancient curiosities.
- Delphic oracle
- She would have sketches of scenes between Delphica and M. Falarique, with whom the young Germania was cleverly ingenuous indeed -- a seminary Celimene; and between Delphica and M. M.tharete, with whom she was archaeological, ravishingly amoebaean of Homer. One of Our Conquerors — Volume 4
